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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 21 (17:21)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَلَلَْٔاخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلًا

Quran 17:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 284 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:21
ٱنظُرْكَيْفَفَضَّلْنَابَعْضَهُمْعَلَىٰبَعْضٍ ۚوَلَلَْٔاخِرَةُأَكْبَرُدَرَجَٰتٍوَأَكْبَرُتَفْضِيلًا٢١
unẓur kayfa faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin walalākhiratu akbaru darajātin wa-akbaru tafḍīlan

Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.(21)

Word by word

  1. ٱنظُرْunẓurSee
  2. كَيْفَkayfahow
  3. فَضَّلْنَاfaḍḍalnāWe preferred
  4. بَعْضَهُمْbaʿḍahumsome of them
  5. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  6. بَعْضٍ ۚbaʿḍinothers
  7. وَلَلَْٔاخِرَةُwalalākhiratuAnd surely the Hereafter
  8. أَكْبَرُakbaru(is) greater
  9. دَرَجَٰتٍdarajātin(in) degrees
  10. وَأَكْبَرُwa-akbaruand greater
  11. تَفْضِيلًاtafḍīlan(in) excellence

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